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2020 US History Midterm

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 7hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did passage of the Dawes Act affect Native American Indians?

a)

It supported their existing cultural traditions

b)

It started a series of Indian Wars on the Great Plains

c)

It attempted to assimilate them into mainstream American culture

d)

It forced their removal from areas east of the Mississippi River

2.

What is happening in this photo?

a)

The Civil War is being ended

b)

Transcontinental railroad is being finished

c)

Transcontinental railroad is being started

3.
Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is knows as 
a)
Urbanization
b)
Americanization/Assimilation
c)
Immigration
d)
Nativism
4.

Which resource primarily drew pioneers to California?

a)

Wheat

b)

Gold

c)

Corn

d)

Copper

5.

What were the THREE requirements of "The Homestead Act"? (YOU CAN SELECT MULTIPLE ANSWERS)

a)

Must be 21 years of age

b)

Must have never taken up arms against the US government

c)

Must farm the land for 5 years

d)

must be a Protestant

6.

The American belief that it was Gods will for the United States as a country to expand and develop from "sea to shining sea" was known as?

a)

Authoritarianism

b)

Liberal Manifestation

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Legislative Override

7.

The Dawes Act broke Native American land into individual land plots in hopes that Native Americans would become __________

a)

Industrialists

b)

Soldiers

c)

Farmers

d)

Slaves

8.

Did The Homestead Act contribute to the closing and settling of the West?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What location did the Transcontinental Railroad finally meet for completion?

a)

Ellis Island, New York

b)

St. Paul, Minnesota

c)

Promontory Point, Utah

d)

Poway, California

10.

What region of the United State did Chinese Immigrants go to?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

11.

The Chinese immigrants went West primarily to help construct what?

a)

Naval Shipyards

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Range Fences

d)

Miramar Air Force Base

12.

The Chinese experienced Nativism in America because many Americans viewed them as....

a)

racist immigrants towards white people

b)

spies for Soviet Russia

c)

competition for jobs

d)

competition for voting

13.

The Chinses were very appealing sources of labor because they....

a)

wanted no rights

b)

worked for very cheap pay

c)

never went on strike

d)

refused to vote

14.
During the late 1800's, an open immigration policy was most strongly supported by...
a)
abolitionists
b)
yellow journalists
c)
conservationists
d)
industrialists
15.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
16.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
17.
Chinese and Irish immigrants were instrumental in the construction of
a)
the transcontinental railroad
b)
the St. Louis Arch
c)
highways to the west
d)
gold and silver mines
18.

Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?

a)

closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years

b)

welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work

c)

allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules

d)

closed America to Russian immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time

19.
The expansion of the U.S. westward led to the creation of 
a)
additional internet transmission
b)
time zones
c)
mobile communication towers
d)
more cattle drives
20.

What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?

a)

Greek

b)

Chinese

c)

British

d)

French

21.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
22.

Who helped expose how terrible the living conditions were for Immigrants in America?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

James Blackwell

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Albert Smith

23.

Jacob Riis took __________ that showed how poor the living conditions were for immigrants.

a)

rules

b)

amendments

c)

pictures

d)

lessons

24.

One major immigration station on the East side of the United States was....

a)

Ellis Island, New York

b)

Glendale, Arizona

c)

Lincoln, Nebraska

d)

Raleigh, North Carolina

25.

One major immigration station on the West side of the United States was....

a)

Coral Gables, Florida

b)

Little Rock, Arkansas

c)

Angel Island, California

d)

Carson, Nevada

26.

What type of Immigrants went through Angel Island immigration station?

a)

African American

b)

Polish

c)

Asian

d)

Danish

27.

A less expensive and easier way to make steel. It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically.

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Hull House

28.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
29.
________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 
a)
Industrial Giants
b)
Captains of Industry
c)
Robber Barons
d)
Union Leaders
30.

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

31.
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
a)
flight
b)
oil
c)
railroads
d)
automobiles
32.

Became the head of US Steel after buying the company

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Morgan

c)

Carnegie

d)

All of them

33.

Financier who made his money in the Banking industry

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Morgan

c)

Carnegie

d)

Vanderbilt

34.

He invented the light bulb and helped "electrify America."

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

George Westinghouse

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Thomas Edison

35.

Term that means the government will not regulate or interfere in industry.

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Regulatory Restraint

d)

Socialism

36.

Andrew Carnegie's idea that the wealthy had a moral obligation to improve society for everyone.

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

American Dream

d)

Principles of Scientific Management

37.

Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Imperial America

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Gilded Age

38.

In addition to creating the Model T-Ford. Henry Ford also revolutionized the production of goods faster by implementing....

a)

Machines

b)

Assembly Lines

c)

Zero wages clause

d)

Slaves in his factories

39.

The desire to promote the welfare of others/society though new ideas, inventions, or contributions is known as....

a)

New Revolution

b)

Industrialists

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Oligarchial

40.

Which of the following symbolized the end of Native Americans way of life?

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Railroad

c)

The invention of the steamboat

d)

The Bessemer process

41.
The _______ Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 led to the death of approximately 150 workers, due to unsafe working conditions.
a)
Circle
b)
Square
c)
Triangle
d)
Rectangle
42.
The goal of Upton Sinclair's _________ was to expose the harsh working conditions of immigrants in meat-packing plants.
a)
The Mountain
b)
The River
c)
The Forest
d)
The Jungle
43.
___________ refers to the Gilded Age belief that only the strong should survive and are better than the weak in society.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Social Evolution
c)
Social Adaptation
44.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
45.

TRUE OR FALSE: Major stockholders in the Union Pacific Railroad formed a company, the Crédit Mobilier of America, and gave it contracts to build the railroad. They sold or gave shares in this construction to influential congressmen.

It was a lucrative deal for the congressmen, because they helped themselves by approving federal subsidies for the cost of railroad construction without paying much attention to expenses, enabling railroad builders to make huge profits.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

Which industry did the Credit Mobilier Scandal expose to be corrupt?

a)

Shipping Industry

b)

Foreign Relations Industry

c)

Railroad Industry

d)

Manufacturing Industry

47.

What is the "Spoils System"?

a)

Successful officeholders rewarded their supporters with political appointments and positions.

b)

Those who paid taxes to the government were forced to annex into Canada

c)

Successful office holders chose to give up their positions of power.

d)

People who were caught evading taxes were taxed twice as much as everyone else.

48.

How did the Whiskey Ring Scandal happen?

a)

People chose to illegally sell whiskey in Mexico.

b)

People that didn’t want to pay the higher taxes on alcohol bribed official to get exempt from paying the taxes on the Whiskey.

c)

People who paid for Whiskey were extradited into Russia

d)

People refused to buy anymore alcohol until the government raised taxes on them.

49.

The Teapot Dome Scandal took place in which state?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Wyoming

d)

Colorado

50.

The Teapot Dome oil field was reserved for the Navy originally. How was the oil field reserve politically corrupted?

a)

It illegally sold oil to the Canadians at a discounted price behind the governments back

b)

Britain was secretly allowed to drill for Oil despite the trade restrictions placed on foreign policy

c)

Secretary Hall catered to Oil businessmen who were paying him a ton of money to all them to drill for oil at the teapot dome field.

d)

President Grant illegally sold the Oil field reserve at Teapot Dome to the Sioux nation in attempts to make amends for atrocities at Wounded Knee.

51.

Oil was first discovered where?

a)

Titusville, Pennsylvania

b)

Poway, California

c)

Abshire, New York

d)

Coral Gables, Florida

52.

Who invented the Telegraph?

a)

Jordan Shipley

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Albert Hall

53.

Industrialization, Political Corruption, Technology and Innovations all fall under WHICH unit of History?

a)

World War 1

b)

Reconstruction

c)

The Gilded Age

d)

The Roaring 20's

54.
William "Boss" Tweed was known for what? 
a)
Controlling elections, and giving favors away to immigrants to stay in control
b)
Robbing banks and then giving the money to the poor
c)
A Republican political machine
d)
A naturalized Irish immigrant that fought for immigrants 
55.

The Newspaper Cartoonist who helped to expose William "Boss" Tweed through his drawings in the newspaper was?

a)

A. John Michael Smith

b)

B. David W. Owens

c)

C. Thomas Nast

d)

D. Victor Pope

56.

The concept that "anyone" could get a government job or government position simply by asking or by political association was known as?

a)

A. Free Selection

b)

B. Spoils System

c)

C. Meritocracy

d)

D. Rewardism

57.

William Boss Tweed was the leader of _________________________ .

a)

The American Revolution

b)

Congress

c)

Tammany Hall

d)

US Senate

58.

An organization or group of people that seeks to maintain political power or administrative control is known as a ______________________.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Feudalism

c)

Political Machine

d)

Senate

59.

Who published the book titled, "How The Other Half Lives."

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Max Kellerman

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

W.E.B. Dubois

60.

This person helped to establish the "Hull House" and was a leader in the settlement house movement. Who was this person?

a)

Elizabeth Lane

b)

Muhammad Ghandi

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Eliza Helms

61.

This person was an African American journalist, an advocate of women's suffrage, and an abolitionist. Who was this person?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Meredith Williams

d)

Wilda Meyers

62.

This person specialized in investigating government and political corruption and two collections of his articles were published as "The Shame of Two Cities" and "The Struggle for Self-Government." Who was this person?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Thoroughgood

c)

Lincoln Steffens

d)

Alastor McHenry

63.

Which Amendment granted Women the right to vote?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

64.

Who published the book "The Jungle" and what was it about?

a)

J.K. Rowling-the unfair political practices of immigrant discrimination in the work place

b)

J.R.R. Tolkien-the pollution issues of the Standard Oil Company

c)

Charles Dickens-The story of a young immigrant boy and his rise from rags to riches in the American world.

d)

Upton Sinclair-the unclean and dangerous process of the meat packaging industry

65.

Susan B. Anthony was a strong supporter of?

a)

Women's Suffrage, the right for women to vote

b)

Southern succession from the Union, slavery

c)

High taxes on imported goods, foreign policy

d)

Immigrant discrimination in the work place

66.

The 19th Amendment is also known as what?

a)

The Roger Dawes Amendment

b)

The Walter Raleigh Amendment

c)

The Ida B. Wells Amendment

d)

The Susan B. Anthony Amendment

67.

Which Women's suffrage activist was arrested for voting?

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Harriet Tubman

68.

Reform-minded journalists/people in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890's–1920's) who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt were known as what?

a)

Political Activist

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Philanthropists

d)

Antagonists

69.

___________________ led anti-lynching campaigns and investigated social injustices towards African Americans.

a)

Frances Willard

b)

Aaron Wilson

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Michael E. Ernst

70.

___________________ founded the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Abigail Fredricks

d)

Sarah Steffens

71.

__________________ was the president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

a)

Jane Adams

b)

Who is Adams

c)

Frances Willard

d)

Sarah Abernathy

72.

_________________ was an educated poet, scholar, and author. He also helped found the NAACP.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Henry St. James

d)

John C. Calhoun

73.

Which of the following Amendments allowed the "People" to DIRECTLY vote and elect their two state SENATORS?

a)

The 3rd Referendum

b)

The 17th Amendment

c)

The People Vote of 1900

d)

The Senator Clause of 1889

74.

Women Suffragists would have most likely supported which Amendment?

a)

8th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

75.

The illegalization of Alcohol is also known as _______________.

a)

No Tolerance Policy

b)

Prohibition

c)

Whiskey Act

d)

Distillers Law

76.

The ____________ led to the illegalization of Alcohol.

a)

19th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

20th Amendment

77.

___________ were people who illegally made/sold alcohol during prohibition.

a)

Alcoholics

b)

Pirates

c)

Bootleggers

d)

Capitalists

78.

____________________ were illegal underground bars/clubs where people would go to drink during Prohibition.

a)

Hull Houses

b)

Speakeasies

c)

Capone Clubs

d)

The Black Rabbit

79.

____________________ is the power of voters to ENACT new laws. This allows voters to place proposed legislation on a ballot.

a)

Executive Order

b)

Veto

c)

Initiative

d)

Revolt

80.

A ___________________________ requires that the STATE ask the people if they wish to change the state constitution.

a)

call back

b)

vote recount

c)

referendum

d)

chancellors vote

81.

_____________ has the final ultimate :say so" on an initiative ruling.

a)

Speaker of the floor.

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Justice of War

d)

Executive leader

82.

______________ is a law idea started by the people.

a)

reciprocative law

b)

maximal veto

c)

legislative cancel

d)

initiative

83.

________________ allows people to remove a public official if they are failing to do their duty.

a)

veto

b)

illegal removal

c)

annexation

d)

recall

84.

What is the process by which voters can repel or vote against a law passed by their state legislatures?

a)

Recall

b)

Initiative

c)

amendment

d)

popular referendum

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